Species Information

The genus Pituophis is made up of the pine snakes, bullsnakes,
and the gopher snakes. Pine snakes are the Pituophis in the eastern United States,
and the bullsnake is the only Pituophis found in central North America. Pituophis
of the western United States and northern Mexico are commonly called gopher snakes. This
makes Pituophis a strictly North American genus.

Members of the genus Pituophis are members of the Tribe
Lampropeltini, which makes them close relatives of rat snakes (Elaphe, Bogertophis,
and Senticolis), kingsnakes and milksnakes (Lampropeltis), and glossy snakes
(Arizona).

All of the common and scientific names have incorporated the newest
information available to the author. This information is bound to change and may not be
the most accepted terms; however, it is all based on the newest scientific information
available to the author.